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Billy Wagner

William Edward Wagner (Billy the Kid)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 25, 1971 in Tannersville, VA
High School: Tazewell (Tazewell, VA)
School: Ferrum College
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 22, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1995
Teams (by GP): Astros/Mets/Phillies/Braves/RedSox 1995-2010
Agents: Bean Stringfellow [*]
Final Game: October 3, 2010   vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #174. Bill Donovan… #175. Charlie Hough… #176. Joe Niekro… #177. BILLY WAGNER… #178. Harvey Haddix… #179. Mariano Rivera… #180. Al Spalding… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1995 23 HOU NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 24 HOU NL 2 2 .500 2.44 37 0 20 0 0 9 51.2 28 16 14 6 30 2 67 3 0 1 212 161 1.123 4.9 1.0 5.2 11.7 2.23
1997 25 HOU NL 7 8 .467 2.85 62 0 49 0 0 23 66.1 49 23 21 5 30 1 106 3 0 3 277 141 1.191 6.6 0.7 4.1 14.4 3.53
1998 26 HOU NL 4 3 .571 2.70 58 0 50 0 0 30 60.0 46 19 18 6 25 1 97 0 0 2 247 153 1.183 6.9 0.9 3.8 14.6 3.88
1999 27 HOU NL 4 1 .800 1.57 66 0 55 0 0 39 74.2 35 14 13 5 23 1 124 1 0 2 286 287 0.777 4.2 0.6 2.8 14.9 5.39 AS,CYA-4,MVP-16
2000 28 HOU NL 2 4 .333 6.18 28 0 19 0 0 6 27.2 28 19 19 6 18 0 28 1 0 7 129 81 1.663 9.1 2.0 5.9 9.1 1.56
2001 29 HOU NL 2 5 .286 2.73 64 0 58 0 0 39 62.2 44 19 19 5 20 0 79 5 0 3 251 170 1.021 6.3 0.7 2.9 11.3 3.95 AS
2002 30 HOU NL 4 2 .667 2.52 70 0 61 0 0 35 75.0 51 21 21 7 22 5 88 2 0 6 289 172 0.973 6.1 0.8 2.6 10.6 4.00
2003 31 HOU NL 1 4 .200 1.78 78 0 67 0 0 44 86.0 52 18 17 8 23 5 105 3 0 4 335 247 0.872 5.4 0.8 2.4 11.0 4.57 AS,MVP-23
2004 32 PHI NL 4 0 1.000 2.42 45 0 38 0 0 21 48.1 31 16 13 5 6 1 59 2 0 1 182 187 0.766 5.8 0.9 1.1 11.0 9.83
2005 33 PHI NL 4 3 .571 1.51 75 0 70 0 0 38 77.2 45 17 13 6 20 2 87 3 1 3 297 293 0.837 5.2 0.7 2.3 10.1 4.35 AS
2006 34 NYM NL 3 2 .600 2.24 70 0 59 0 0 40 72.1 59 22 18 7 21 1 94 4 0 2 297 196 1.106 7.3 0.9 2.6 11.7 4.48 CYA-6
2007 35 NYM NL 2 2 .500 2.63 66 0 57 0 0 34 68.1 55 22 20 6 22 4 80 2 0 4 282 164 1.127 7.2 0.8 2.9 10.5 3.64 AS
2008 36 NYM NL 0 1 .000 2.30 45 0 34 0 0 27 47.0 32 17 12 4 10 0 52 0 0 2 184 185 0.894 6.1 0.8 1.9 10.0 5.20 AS
2009 37 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 1.72 17 0 2 0 0 0 15.2 8 5 3 1 8 0 26 1 0 1 63 279 1.021 4.6 0.6 4.6 14.9 3.25
2009 37 BOS AL 1 1 .500 1.98 15 0 2 0 0 0 13.2 8 5 3 1 7 0 22 1 0 1 56 243 1.098 5.3 0.7 4.6 14.5 3.14
2009 37 NYM NL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 7 0.500 0.0 0.0 4.5 18.0 4.00
2010 38 ATL NL 7 2 .778 1.43 71 0 64 0 0 37 69.1 38 14 11 5 22 3 104 3 0 2 268 275 0.865 4.9 0.6 2.9 13.5 4.73 AS
16 Seasons 47 40 .540 2.31 853 0 703 0 0 422 903.0 601 262 232 82 300 26 1196 33 1 43 3600 187 0.998 6.0 0.8 3.0 11.9 3.99
162 Game Avg. 4 3 .540 2.31 68 0 56 0 0 34 72 48 21 18 7 24 2 95 3 0 3 287 187 0.998 6.0 0.8 3.0 11.9 3.99
Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
HOU (9 yrs) 26 29 .473 2.53 464 0 379 0 0 225 504.1 333 149 142 48 191 15 694 18 0 28 2027 171 1.039 5.9 0.9 3.4 12.4 3.63
NYM (4 yrs) 5 5 .500 2.37 183 0 150 0 0 101 189.2 146 61 50 17 54 5 230 6 0 8 770 183 1.054 6.9 0.8 2.6 10.9 4.26
PHI (2 yrs) 8 3 .727 1.86 120 0 108 0 0 59 126.0 76 33 26 11 26 3 146 5 1 4 479 240 0.810 5.4 0.8 1.9 10.4 5.62
ATL (1 yr) 7 2 .778 1.43 71 0 64 0 0 37 69.1 38 14 11 5 22 3 104 3 0 2 268 275 0.865 4.9 0.6 2.9 13.5 4.73
BOS (1 yr) 1 1 .500 1.98 15 0 2 0 0 0 13.2 8 5 3 1 7 0 22 1 0 1 56 243 1.098 5.3 0.7 4.6 14.5 3.14
NL (16 yrs) NL 46 39 .541 2.32 838 0 701 0 0 422 889.1 593 257 229 81 293 26 1174 32 1 42 3544 187 0.996 6.0 0.8 3.0 11.9 4.01
AL (1 yr) AL 1 1 .500 1.98 15 0 2 0 0 0 13.2 8 5 3 1 7 0 22 1 0 1 56 243 1.098 5.3 0.7 4.6 14.5 3.14

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1995 23 HOU NL 0.1 0 0 0 0 .3 0 0.0 $109,000
1996 24 HOU NL 51.2 0 16 29 0 1.7 13 1.4 $109,000
1997 25 HOU NL 66.1 0 23 36 2 2.2 13 1.4 $185,000
1998 26 HOU NL 60.0 0 19 35 0 2.2 16 2.0 $280,000
1999 27 HOU NL 74.2 0 14 47 1 1.9 33 3.9 $2,250,000 AS,CYA-4,MVP-16
2000 28 HOU NL 27.2 0 19 20 -1 2.1 1 -0.2 $3,200,000
2001 29 HOU NL 62.2 0 19 40 0 2.2 21 2.5 $5,000,000 AS
2002 30 HOU NL 75.0 0 21 48 -2 1.6 27 2.7 $8,000,000
2003 31 HOU NL 86.0 0 18 53 1 1.8 35 3.9 $8,000,000 AS,MVP-23
2004 32 PHI NL 48.1 0 16 29 0 1.7 13 1.3 $8,000,000
2005 33 PHI NL 77.2 0 17 44 2 1.6 27 2.9 $9,000,000 AS
2006 34 NYM NL 72.1 0 22 42 3 1.8 20 2.1 $10,500,000 CYA-6
2007 35 NYM NL 68.1 0 22 40 2 1.6 18 1.7 $10,500,000 AS
2008 36 NYM NL 47.0 0 17 27 0 1.6 10 1.0 $10,500,000 AS
2009 37 NYM NL 2.0 0 0 1 0 .3 1 0.1 $10,500,000
2009 37 BOS AL 13.2 0 5 9 0 .9 4 0.3 $
2010 38 ATL NL 69.1 0 14 33 1 1.6 19 2.7 $6,750,000 AS
16 Seasons 903.0 0 262 533 9 1.8 271 29.7 $92,883,000
Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
HOU (9 yrs) 504.1 0 149 308 1 1.9 159 17.6 $27,133,000
NYM (4 yrs) 189.2 0 61 110 5 1.7 49 4.9 $42,000,000
PHI (2 yrs) 126.0 0 33 73 2 1.6 40 4.2 $17,000,000
ATL (1 yr) 69.1 0 14 33 1 1.6 19 2.7 $6,750,000
BOS (1 yr) 13.2 0 5 9 0 .9 4 0.3 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1997 25 HOU NL NLDS L ATL 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
1998 26 HOU NL NLDS L SDP 1 0 1.000 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 4.000 36.0 9.0 0.0 9.0
1999 27 HOU NL NLDS L ATL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
2001 29 HOU NL NLDS L ATL 0 0 5.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 7 0.600 5.4 5.4 0.0 16.2
2006 34 NYM NL NLDS W LAD 0 0 3.00 3 0 3 0 0 2 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 12.0
2006 34 NYM NL NLCS L STL 0 1 .000 16.88 3 0 2 0 0 1 2.2 7 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.000 23.6 3.4 3.4 0.0 0.00
2009 37 BOS AL ALDS L LAA 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 18.0 2.00
2010 38 ATL NL NLDS L SFG 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7 Seasons (8 Series) 1 1 .500 10.03 14 0 9 0 0 3 11.2 21 13 13 3 2 0 13 1 0 1 59 1.971 16.2 2.3 1.5 10.0 6.50
6 NLDS 1 0 1.000 6.75 9 0 7 0 0 2 8.0 12 6 6 2 0 0 11 1 0 1 37 1.500 13.5 2.3 0.0 12.4
1 ALDS 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 18.0 2.00
1 NLCS 0 1 .000 16.88 3 0 2 0 0 1 2.2 7 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.000 23.6 3.4 3.4 0.0 0.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1995 23 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1996 24 HOU NL 37 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 25 HOU NL 62 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 26 HOU NL 58 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 78 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 27 HOU NL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-16
2000 28 HOU NL 28 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 29 HOU NL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2002 30 HOU NL 70 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 31 HOU NL 78 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-23
2004 32 PHI NL 46 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 33 PHI NL 75 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2006 34 NYM NL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-6
2007 35 NYM NL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2008 36 NYM NL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2009 37 TOT MLB 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 37 BOS AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1
2009 37 NYM NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1
2010 38 ATL NL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
16 Seasons 854 21 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .100 .143 .100 .243 -35 2 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .143 .100 .243 -35 0 0 0 0 0 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
HOU (9 yrs) 464 16 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .067 .125 .067 .192 -48 1 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (4 yrs) 183 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 121 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (16 yrs) 839 21 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .100 .143 .100 .243 -35 2 0 0 0 0 0
AL (1 yr) 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1996 24 HOU NL 5 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $109,000 1
1997 25 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $185,000 1
1998 26 HOU NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $280,000 1
2000 28 HOU NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $3,200,000 1
2002 30 HOU NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $8,000,000 1
2003 31 HOU NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $8,000,000 1 AS,MVP-23
2004 32 PHI NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $8,000,000 1
2005 33 PHI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $9,000,000 1 AS
2010 38 ATL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,750,000 1 AS
9 Seasons 21 -5 0 0 0 0 1 0 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $43,524,000
HOU (6 yrs) 16 -4 0 0 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $19,774,000
PHI (2 yrs) 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $17,000,000
ATL (1 yr) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,750,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1997 25 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 26 HOU NL NLDS SDP L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 27 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 29 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 34 NYM NL NLDS LAD W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 34 NYM NL NLCS STL L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 38 ATL NL NLDS SFG L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons (7 Series) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 NLDS 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1995 HOU NL 23 P 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80
1996 HOU NL 24 P 37 51.2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.87 0.14 .954 1.85 1.83
1997 HOU NL 25 P 62 66.1 10 2 7 1 0 .900 1.22 0.15 .953 1.85 1.84
1998 HOU NL 26 P 58 60.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 0.60 0.07 .960 1.85 1.84
1999 HOU NL 27 P 66 74.2 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 0.84 0.11 .951 1.72 1.71 AS,CYA-4,MVP-16
2000 HOU NL 28 P 28 27.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.98 0.11 .963 1.76 1.72
2001 HOU NL 29 P 64 62.2 7 1 5 1 0 .857 0.86 0.09 .959 1.75 1.73 AS
2002 HOU NL 30 P 70 75.0 14 5 9 0 0 1.000 1.68 0.20 .963 1.82 1.81
2003 HOU NL 31 P 78 86.0 16 5 11 0 0 1.000 3 7 1.67 0.21 .957 1.84 1.83 AS,MVP-23
2004 PHI NL 32 P 45 48.1 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 1 4 1.86 0.22 .965 1.84 1.82
2005 PHI NL 33 P 75 77.2 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 1 3 1.16 0.13 .960 1.75 1.73 AS
2006 NYM NL 34 P 70 72.1 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 2 6 1.49 0.17 .958 1.72 1.71 CYA-6
2007 NYM NL 35 P 66 68.1 9 1 7 1 0 .889 -3 -9 1.05 0.12 .964 1.67 1.67 AS
2008 NYM NL 36 P 45 47.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.57 0.07 .960 1.72 1.72 AS
2009 TOT MLB 37 P 17 15.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.15 0.12 .955 1.55 1.53
2009 BOS AL 37 P 15 13.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.32 0.13 .955 1.51 1.51
2009 NYM NL 37 P 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
2010 ATL NL 38 P 71 69.1 11 3 7 1 0 .909 1 3 1.30 0.14 .954 1.73 1.72 AS
16 Seasons P 853 903.0 124 33 86 5 2 .960 5 2 1.19 0.14 .959 1.77 1.76
16 Seasons TOT 853 903.0 124 33 86 5 2 .960 5 12 1.19 0.14 .959 1.77 1.76
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1999 *
2001 *
2003 *
2005
2007 *
2008 *
2010

Awards (yr lg award)
1999 NL Rolaids Relief

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1999 NL (16, 4%)
2003 NL (23, 1%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1999 NL (4, 2%)
2006 NL (6, 2%)
0.04 Career Shares (230th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1999 NL  3.9 (10th)
Career  29.7 (239th)

Games Played s c a p y
2003 NL  78 (5th)
Career  853 (34th)

Saves s c a p y
1998 NL  30 (7th)
1999 NL  39 (3rd)
2001 NL  39 (6th)
2002 NL  35 (9th)
2003 NL  44 (3rd)
2005 NL  38 (7th)
2006 NL  40 (2nd)
2007 NL  34 (6th)
2008 NL  27 (10th)
2010 NL  37 (5th)
Career  422 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1998 NL  50 (10th)
1999 NL  55 (10th)
2001 NL  58 (5th)
2002 NL  61 (7th)
2003 NL  67 (1st)
2005 NL  70 (1st)
2006 NL  59 (3rd)
2007 NL  57 (6th)
2010 NL  64 (2nd)
Career  703 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1999 NL  25 (7th)
Career  199 (83rd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1999 NL  2.4 (8th)
Career  19.7 (89th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
2003 NL  29.27 (9th)
Career  219.67 (45th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1999 NL  5.9 (1st)
2001 NL  3.8 (6th)
2003 NL  3.9 (6th)
2006 NL  3.5 (5th)
Career  29.2 (30th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1999 NL  2.8 (6th)
2005 NL  2.3 (10th)
Career  18.0 (50th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1999 NL  2.8 (10th)
Career  22.0 (47th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
2003 NL  78 (5th)
Career  853 (34th)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 31 (768), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 129 (59), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 24 (219), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199523Houston Astros$109,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199624Houston Astros$109,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199725Houston Astros$185,0001997 AP survey
199826Houston Astros$280,0004/3/98 USA Today
199927Houston Astros$2,250,00011/19/99 USA TodayIncludes $125,000 earned bonus
200028Houston Astros$3,200,0004/5/00 AP
200129Houston Astros$5,000,0004/6/01 USA Today
200230Houston Astros$8,000,0004/3/02 AP
200331Houston Astros$8,000,0004/3/03 AP
200432Philadelphia Phillies$8,000,0004/7/04 AP
200533Philadelphia Phillies$9,000,000
200634New York Mets$10,500,000
200735New York Mets$10,500,000
200836New York Mets$10,500,000
200937New York Mets$10,500,000
201038Atlanta Braves$6,750,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$92,883,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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